Acute acquired toxoplasmosis: clinical-laboratorial aspects and ophthalmologic evaluation in a cohort of immunocompetent patients

Acute acquired toxoplasmosis: clinical-laboratorial aspects and ophthalmologic evaluation in a cohort of immunocompetent patients

Most cases of acute acquired toxoplasmosis (AAT) are oligosymptomatic and self-limited. Therefore, these infections rarely indicate treatment. Prospective studies of AAT patients are rare in the medical literature. The frequency of systemic manifestations has not been sufficiently studied. In order...

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Main Authors: ES Neves, LN Bicudo, AL Curi, E Carregal, WF Bueno, RG Ferreira, MR Amendoeira, E Benchimol, O Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
toxoplasmosis
retinochoroiditis
hepatomegaly
morbidity
Toxoplasma gondii
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